17 crude bombs recovered in Joypurhat

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members recovered 17 crude bombs from outside a college in Joypurhat town on Saturday night, Rab headquarters sources said.Contacted, Additional SP Sheikh Zahidul Islam, Company Commander of Rab-5, said based on secret information, a team of the elite force conducted a raid at the backside gate of Joypurhat Government College at about 8:00 pm. The Rab members found 17 crude bombs there in an abandoned condition.None was arrested as the miscreants managed to flee the scene sensing presence of the law enforcers, he said. -UNB, Dhaka